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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>This original book presents a robust and distinctly pragmatic approach to ethics, politics, moral education, and moral conduct.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>This title sheds new light on the imaginative process, human emotional make-up and expression, and the nature of moral judgment. It presents a robust and distinctly pragmatic approach to ethics, politics, moral education, and moral conduct.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>[F]esmire's book is not only successful, but it also represents a very important addition to the burgeoning field of pragmatist ethics. His emphasis on the importance of moral imagination is a much-needed corrective, given its neglect in the scholarship. Fesmire is to be commended for offering us this fine book.Winter 2005</p>-- "Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences"<br><br><p>[J]ohn Dewey and Moral Imagination is a most welcome addition to the scholarship of Dewey's moral philosophy.20.1 Journal of Speculative Philosophy2006</p>-- "Journal of Speculative Philosophy"<br><br><p>[L]ucid, succinct, and a joy to read. . . . [A] breath of fresh air in the vast literature on traditional ethical theorizing which can be stifling to individuals trying to become moral individuals.</p>-- "Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy"<br><br><p>[P]rovides a rich reading of the ethical implications of philosophical pragmatism . . . Highly recommended.</p>-- "Choice"<br><br><p>John Dewey and Moral Imagination sets forth an opportunity for teachers of so-called practical ethics. Fesmire is in effect asking us to find ways to use Dewey's rich account of moral imagination as a tool for the discovery of more intelligent solutions to the specific morally problematic situations we inevitably encounter in the course of experience.April 2005</p>-- "Ethics"<br><br><p>This is an important book that provides a superb treatment of the moral imagination. It should be welcome both as a catalyst for the revitalization of ethics and as a needed clarification of Dewey's moral philosophy. It will be useful to a diverse group of scholars and intellectuals, including philosophers, teachers, politicians, sociologists, cognitive scientists and all those who are concerned with enhancing our opportunities for forging more satisfying communities.Sept. 2004</p>-- "Journal of Moral Education"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Steven Fesmire teaches philosophy and is chair of environmental studies at Green Mountain College in Vermont.</p>

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